VOCATIONAL UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL “DEGREE” AND APPRENTICESHIP CLASS (PTYCHIO EPAGGELMATIKIS EIDIKOTITAS-EPAL - APPRENTICESHIP CLASS)

Description

This title belongs to the post-secondary vocational education of the system of formal education. It covers a range of numerous professional specialties. It is a result of theoretical education and apprenticeship with practical training.

Relation To Employment

Holders of qualifications of this type can be either self-employed or employed in fields of their subject area, based on the currently applicable institutional framework.

Transitions

• Graduates of the 3rd class of EPAL have access to this Title.
• Holders of this Title have access to the labour market.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

• They have additional knowledge in comparison with the knowledge obtained in the three classes of EPAL.
• They have knowledge obtained under actual work conditions, oriented to the current needs of the labour market and technological developments.
• They have specialised knowledge regarding their specialty.
• They have knowledge regarding their professional rights and obligations, deriving from their professional activity.
• They have knowledge concerning the operation of the labour environment of their specialty.
• They are aware of the conditions for entering the professional bodies of their specialty.

Skills

• They are experienced in resolving problems arising during their professional practice.
• They have the communication skills required in their work environment.
• They have obtained environmental conscience and apply rules of Health and Safety in their work environment.

Competence

• They have business spirit and are capable of taking decisions with regard to their professional growth.
• They are capable of autonomously performing their profession.
• They can supervise and lead others in duties of their responsibility.